,PREFACE TO 0,GEORGES ,PALANTE3 ,! ,9DIVIDUALI/ ,S5SIBILITY0 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MI*AEL ,ONFRAY 

,TEXT 3 

,ALMO/ ALL ( ,PALANTE'S WORKS W]E TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,ITALIAN BE=E KN[+ ! GOOD =TUNE ( BE+ REISSU$4 ,! PUBLI%+ H\SE1 LOCAT$ 9 ,MILAN1 HAD UND]TAK5 ! TRANSLATIONS ON ! WORD ( C]TA9 CRITICS :O HAD SAID ,PALANTE WAS AN AN>*I/4 ,TO BE CONV9C$ ( ! CONTR>Y IT W\LD HAVE BE5 5\< TO C>EFULLY READ ! >TICLE 5TITL$ 0,AN>*ISM & ,9DIVIDUALISM10 9 :I* ,PALANTE SPEAKS ( ALL ?AT SEP>ATES HIM FROM AN>*I/ OPTIMISM & REVOLUTION>Y TELEOLOGY4 ,IT MU/ NEV]!LESS BE SAID ?AT ?\< NOT AN AN>*I/ 9 ! ,BAKUN9 S5SE1 ,PALANTE IS NEV]!LESS A LIB]T>IAN1 SOME?+ HE NEV] D5I$4 ,! CRITIC ,CAMILLE ,PITOLLET1 AU?OR ( ! ONLY S]I\S BIOGRAPHY ( ,PALANTE1 ?\< IT'S ONLY A FEW PAGES LONG1 BEGAN AN EPI/OL>Y RELATION%IP ) ! PHILOSOPH] FROM ,SA9T-,BRIEUC 9 ORD] TO ASK HIM TO CL>IFY HIS POSITION ON ! QUE/ION ( AN>*ISM4 ,H]E IS ,PALANTE'S RESPONSE3 0,:5 !Y SAY ?AT ,I AM NOT ONLY A REVOLUTION>Y1 BUT ?AT ,I AM ! REVOLUTION P]SONIFI$ ,I HAVE TO SAY ?AT ! T]MS 'REVOLUTION>Y' & 'REVOLUTION' >E 9ADEQUATE4 ,IT'S 'REBEL' & 'REVOLT' ?AT %\LD HAVE BE5 WRITT54 ,REVOLT IS 9DIVIDUAL OR 9DIVIDUALI/4 ,REVOLUTION IS A COLLECTIVE ?+1 IMPLY+ A COLLECTIVE IDEAL1 TO :I* ,I DON'T RALLY4 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 IF :5 !Y SAY ?AT ,I BELIEVE 9 'AN>*I/ ILLUM9ISM' !Y MEAN ?AT ,I WILL RALLY TO ! CONV5TIONAL AN>*I/ IDEAL !N ?AT'S 9EXACT4 ,F9ALLY1 & ABOVE ALL1 ,I AM NOT AN AN>*I/4 ,AN>*ISM IMPLIES A SOCIAL AFF9ITYISM ?AT IS F> FROM MY WAY ( ?9K+4 ,I AM AN 9DIVIDUALI/1 I4E41 A SOCIAL PESSIMI/1 A REBEL1 P>TISAN ( ! MAXIMUM 7MORAL7 ISOLATION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 PASSIONATE FRI5D ( AN ATTITUDE ( DI/RU/ & CONTEMPT T[>DS ALL ?AT IS SOCIAL -- 9/ITUTIONS1 MORALS1 IDEAS1 ETC4 ,?AT IS1 ,I ADMIT NO COLLECTIVE CR$O1 LIKE AN>*ISM40 ,DULY NOT$4 ,! AN>*I/1 9S(> AS HE BELIEVES 9 COMMUNISM1 9 ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( ! REVOLUTION & EGALIT>IANISM1 SACRIFICES TO SOCIAL OPTIMISM1 :ILE ,PALANTE PREF]S 9DIVIDUALISM1 REVOLT1 & ! MANIFE/ DIFF]5CES BETWE5 S+UL>ITIES4 ,ALL ! P[] ( :AT HE CALLS HIS 0SOCIAL A!ISM0 CAN BE F\ND CONC5TRAT$ 9 ?IS REFUSAL ( AN IDYLLIC FUTURE4 

,= ALL ?AT1 ,PALANTE DOESN'T RETREAT BE=E ! PLAC+ ( AN EQUAL SIGN BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUALI/ & ! LIB]T>IAN4 ,REF]R+ TO ! DICTION>Y ALL[S US TO DEF9E ! LIB]T>IAN AS HE :O 0DOESN'T ADMIT & DOESN'T RECOGNIZE ANY LIMITATION TO 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM 9 SOCIAL & POLITICAL MATT]S40 ,! S\RCE ( ?IS P]PETUAL REBELLION IS TO BE F\ND 9 ! 9TIMATE MAKEUP ( ! BE+1 9 :AT ,PALANTE FELICIT\SLY CALLS 0! S5SIBILITY10 ! EMOTIVE & S+UL> /RUCTURE ( A CONSCI\SNESS ?AT IS (T5 W\ND$1 & ALMO/ ALWAYS HYP]S5SITIVE4 

,9 HIS COMBAT = ! 9DIVIDUAL ,PALANTE PREF]S ,MAX ,/IRN] TO ,FR$]I* ,NIETZS*E4 ,!RE IS MU* TO BE SAID AB\T ! /RANGE RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! LATT] TWO ?9K]S & ! OBVI\S LIK5ESS BETWE5 ! TWO S5SIBILITIES4 ,9 0,! ,9DIVIDUALI/ ,S5SIBILITY0 ,/IRN] IS PRES5T$ AS A MORE EFFECTIVE >M = S]V+ ! CAUSE ( UNIQU5ESS ?AN IS ,NIETZS*E1 :OSE PROPHETIC TONE1 NOT TO M5TION HIS PROJECT = CIVILIZATION1 ,PALANTE CONDEMNS4 ,PALANTE SAYS ( ! AU?OR ( 0,! ,EGO & ,HIS ,[N30 0,HIS ICY WORDS SEIZE S\LS ) A %IV] 5TIRELY DIFF]5T FROM ?AT1 FI]Y & RADIANT1 ( ,NIETZS*E4 ,NIETZS*E REMA9S AN IMP5IT5T1 IMP]I\S1 VIOL5T IDEALI/4 ,HE IDEALIZ$ SUP]IOR HUMANITY4 ,/IRN] REPRES5T ! MO/ COMPLETE DIS-IDEALIZATION ( NATURE & LIFE1 ! MO/ RADICAL PHILOSOPHY ( DIS5*ANTM5T ?AT HAS APPE>$ S9CE ,ECCLESIA/ES40 ,PALANTE CEASES TO BE ,NIETZS*EAN :5 = ! AU?OR ( 0,! ,GAY ,SCI5CE0 IT IS A MATT] ( PROMOT+ A CIVILIZATION ( A NEW TYPE4 ,BUT IT IS WOR? NOT+ ?AT ! SO (T5 CONDEMN$ 0PROPHETISM0 ( ,NIETZS*E1 NOT TO M5TION HIS /ATUS AS F\ND] ( A NEW RELIGION1 IF NOT ( A NEW ,GOSPEL1 CON/ITUTES A MISUND]/&+ ( ,NIETZS*E'S P[]FUL USE ( IRONY -- :I* ,PALANTE NEV]!LESS ANALYZ$4 0,?US ,SPOKE ,Z>A?U/RA10 9 ITS COMPOSITION1 ITS TONE & ITS P>ODIC CONT5T1 EXI/S ONLY TO MOCK RELIGION ON ITS [N T]RA94 ,NO BOOK WAS EV] SU* A BUR/ ( LAU<T]1 & ,PALANTE DOESN'T UND]/& ?IS4 ,HE1 :O READ ,G]MAN & SKILLFULLY TRANSLAT$ FROM ?AT LANGUAGE1 COMPLETELY MISS$ ! HUMOR1 ! IRONY & ! CYNICISM ( ?AT GREAT WORK4 

,PALANTE IS QUITE CAPABLE ( MAK+ ! CATEGORIES ( HIS ME?OD ( SOCIAL PSY*OLOGY FUNCTION SO AS TO TAKE ACC\NT ( IRONY1 BUT HE REMA9S UNMOV$ BE=E IRONIC GE/URES OR SUP]FICIAL WORKS4 ,:O MORE ?AN ,NIETZS*E WAS AS LUCID AS ?IS8 ,ELSE:]E HE SAYS ?AT IT IS 0ESS5TIALLY AN ES!TIC ATTITUDE40 ,H]E TOO1 :O O!R ?AN ,NIETZS*E CAN CLAIM CR$IT = ?IS CONC]N = ! CONFUSION BETWE5 ! E?ICAL & ! ES!TIC8 ,F9ALLY1 TO F9I% ) ?IS SUBJECT1 HE SAYS3 09 \R ]A ( EXTREME SOCIAL & MORAL DOGMATISM1 ( EVANGELISM & MORALISM 9 ALL !IR =MS1 IRONY PLAYS A ROLE AS A USEFUL C\NT]WEI<T40 

,PALANTE'S TEXT REVEALS HIS IGNORANCE ( ,NIETZS*E'S IRONIC & ES!TIC DIM5SIONS4 ,?US HE WRITES3 0,ACCORD+ TO ,NIETZS*E NO ANIMAL GE/URE EQUALS 9 VULG>ITY HUMAN LAU<T]40 ,TO BE SURE1 AT ! TIME ( 0,HUMAN1 ,ALL ,TOO ,HUMAN0 ,NIETZS*E DID 9DE$ WRITE ?IS1 BUT ?IS MEANS IGNOR+ ! PLACE LEFT = LAU<T]1 DANCE1 & LI<TNESS IS HIS SUBSEQU5T PHILOSOPHY1 !RE1 PRECISELY1 9 :I* CAN IT W\LD BE WRONG TO P]CEIVE HIS PROPHETISM & RELIGIOSITY4 

,! SAME GOES = ,PALANTE'S ANALYSIS ( FRI5D%IP3 WE SEE HIM WORK+ TO !ORETICALLY CIRCUMSCRIBE ! NOTION & ITS EFFECTS )\T REALIZ+ ?AT H]E AGA9 HE IS REFLECT+ UPON HIMSELF4 ,9CAPABLE ( IRONY1 HE /UDIES IT4 ,IMPOSSIBLE FRI5D1 HE WRITES ON ! SUBJECT4 ,( C\RSE1 P] ,NIETZS*E1 HE KN[S ?AT FRI5D%IP IS AN ELECTIVE & >I/OCRATIC S5TIM5T ?AT LEADS TO ! OV]:ELM+ ( ! SELF & ! REALIZATION ( ! P]SONALITY ) MORE 9T5SITY OR =M4 ,) ,JULES DE ,GAULTI]1 ) ,L\IS ,GUILL\X HE HAD RELATIONS ?AT C\LD HAVE LA/$ UNTIL HIS DEA?4 ,IT REQUIR$ ALL ! >DOR 9 GIV+ FAILURE EV]Y *ANCE ( :I* ,PALANTE WAS CAPABLE = ?IS S5TIM5T TO REMA9 A DEAD LETT] & PURE OBJECT ( ANALYSIS4 ,IT'S 5\< TO MAKE Y\ BELIEVE ?AT HE ONLY ?\<T CLE>LY AB\T HIS WEAK PO9TS & HIS 9CAPACITIES4 

,BECAUSE HE WASN'T ABLE TO H&LE AS HE %\LD IRONY OR FRI5D%IP ,PALANTE SUFF]$ P]SECUTION & SOLITUDE1 CONTEMPT & ISOLATION4 ,:5 WE READ HIS 9VITATION TO PUT 9 PLACE A PHILOSOPHY ( CONTEMPT OR FRI5D%IP WE UNCOV]1 BEH9D ! WORDS & AS IF AS 9 FA9T E*O ON ! WRITT5 PAGE1 AN UNHAPPY1 TORN CONSCI\SNESS1 A HYP]S5SITIVE1 BRUIS$ BE+ :O1 ) HIS W\NDS1 WAS ABLE TO CON/RUCT A FEW BOOKS 9 :I* >E REPEAT$1 LIKE A MUSICAL !ME ?AT L5DS ITSELF TO 9F9ITE V>IATIONS1 PA9 TRANS=M$ 9TO IDEAS -- A S5SIBILITY4 

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